Sponsor(s): TT Book Truth's Table is Sponsored by BetterHelp Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with their wigs on the table, too! They are discussing the question: can you keep it real while rocking wigs? They engage in a humorous and self-reflective discussion about their hair, wigs, and all the things. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us and bring your wigs, too! Purchase our book! Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life,...
Sep 02, 2023•47 min
Sponsor(s): TT Book Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Episode Description: It’s that time in our season to have another Black Woman Rising episode. Ekemini and Christina are honored to sit at the table with Dr. Barbara L. Peacock. Dr. Barbara L. Peacock is the award-winning author of Soul Care in African American Practice . She received the Award of Merit from Christianity Today, and the Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture and Dallas Willard Award (MIDWC) announced Soul Care in ...
Aug 26, 2023•50 min
Sponsor(s): Leading Well & HelloFresh Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: Ekemini and Christina are at the table talking about what it takes to make a Truth’s Table episode. Listen as they take you beyond the veil to learn about the evolution of the podcast, how they’ve remained independent podcasters with such longevity, and what they love most about hosting and producing Truth’s Table. P...
Aug 19, 2023•42 min
Sponsor(s): TT book & HelloFresh Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: Dr. Christina Edmondson teaches from Amos 5:24. She highlights the life of the prophet, Amos, and themes of justice and holiness. This teaching reminds the listener of the compassionate and just character of God. Finally, we are reminded to distrust theologies and traditions that downplay the compassion, grace and empathy...
Aug 12, 2023•41 min
Sponsor(s): TT Book Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Ekemini and Christina are at the table talking about waiting on God. While waiting on God, there is a temptation to internalize Satan’s accusations or the false assumptions friends say to us in the wait. Ekemini and Christina talk about the ways that waiting on God has molded and shaped them. How do we wait well? How do we guard against bitterness while waiti...
Aug 05, 2023•43 min
Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Issa Truth’s Table Live episode, y’all! Truth’s Table was invited to the historic and legendary E.K. Bailey Preaching Conference (EKBPC) 2023 in Dallas, Texas. Christina and Ekemini discuss their experience at the conference and you’ll hear them facilitate a first-time all-women panel at the EKBPC. The topic of the panel was “Exploring the Stories of the Women of Genesis” and th...
Jul 29, 2023•47 min
Sponsor(s): HelloFresh Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are at the table and they are going back into time to discuss the presidential elections in 2016 and 2020. In this episode, Christina and Ekemini unpack their mental and emotional state during the previous presidential elections and how we can prepare for the presidential election in 2024. Pull up...
Jul 22, 2023•39 min
Sponsor(s): HelloFresh Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are at the table talking about thier hair. During the first season of Truth’s Table, the sistas talked about the importance and the implications of wearing their natural hair. Now they are back at the table six years later to discuss the ever-evolving relationship they have with their hair. Sistas...
Jul 15, 2023•44 min
Sponsor(s): hello fresh Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini is that the table with Kizzle who is the founder of the popular podcast, “Express Yourself, Black Man.” As the founder of Express Yourself Black Man and the creator of A Black Man’s Safe Haven. Through Express Yourself Black Man (XYBM) @expressyourselfblackman, Kizzle is building a healthier Black community by...
Jul 08, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Dr. Michael Robinson to talk about Black men’s mental health. Truth’s Table has always been a strong advocate for mental health support and care, so it’s only right that we also talk about the importance of this for our Black brothas. Michael Robinson’s research interests address the health and well-being of Af...
Jul 01, 2023•49 min
Sponsor(s): Broadleaf Books: Social Justice For the Sensitive Soul Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are at sitting at the table to talk to Faitth Brooks about her debut book, “Remember Me Now.” Faitth Brooks is a writer, speaker, social worker, activist, and co-host of the Melanated Faith podcast. She engages in activism by working with nonprofits to f...
Jun 24, 2023•47 min
Sponsor(s): HelloFresh, I Won’t Shut Up! & The Witness Conference Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are at the table talking about the toxicity within a particular segment of the Black male podcast universe. What is the motivation for the misogynoir that these podcasters perpetuate? How can their Black male podcasting counterparts begin to divest fr...
Jun 17, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Sponsor(s): HelloFresh, I Won’t Shut Up! & The Witness Conference Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: Back in the days when I was young, I’m not a kid anymore, but some days and sit and wish I was a kid again.” - Ahmad What y’all know about that classic 90s jam? In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are at the table and they are taking y’all back into time to y’all what it was like to be ...
Jun 10, 2023•53 min
Sponsor(s): The Witness Conference Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are at the table talking about the need to discern the times. How do you apply wisdom and discernment to the world around us. How do we know when to engage and disengage the world and how do we do with wisdom. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Hello Fresh Deal for T...
Jun 03, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Sponsor(s): The Witness Conference & Hello Fresh Episode Description: In this episode Ekemini and Christina are excited to sit down at the table with NAACP Image Award Winning Author, Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts. As a writer and thought-leader, Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts offers those who read her work and hear her speak an authentic experience; an opportunity to explore the intersection of culture, identity, and faith/spirituality at the deepest levels. She is the founder of HeARTspac...
May 27, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Sponsor(s): The Witness Conference Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina sit down at the table with Rev. Dr. Mika Edmondson, Rev. Watson Jones III, and Rev. Tyler Burns to discuss Black men, Christianity, and the church. Where are the Black men? What are the systemic barriers that keep Black men out of the church? Is there something about the way we do chur...
May 20, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Sponsor(s): TT, Patreon &The Witness Conference Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Dr. Terence Lester. Dr. Terence Lester is a storyteller, public scholar, speaker, community activist, and author who is the Founder and Executive Director of Love Beyond Walls, a nonprofit organization focused on raising poverty and homele...
May 13, 2023•52 min
Sponsor(s): The Witness & TT patreon Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: Our 2023 NAACP Image Award Nominated book, Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation is a whole ONE year old, y’all! Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table reflecting back on what it took write this book. They discuss the joy and the triumphs and the importance of Black literature. Pul...
May 06, 2023•41 min
Sponsor(s): TT Book Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: It’s our first Black Girl Magic interview of the season! In this episode, Ekemini and Christina sit down with Jacqueline Horbrook, CEO of Black Christian Influencers (BCI). She talks to us about what it means to be an influencer and the importance of being a good steward over our influence. Jacqueline Horbrook is a millenial trailblazer f...
Apr 29, 2023•35 min
Sponsor(s): TT Book Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina sit down at the table with Kobe Campbell to discuss her debut book, “Why Am I Like This?” Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Kobe Campbell is an award-winning licensed trauma therapist, writer, media expert, and speaker. With a kind, compassionate, and energetic spirit, she helps people find the truest versions of themselves under the pain that they’ve endured through therapy, speaking, retreats, o...
Apr 22, 2023•43 min
IVP- Touch The Earth By Drew Jackson Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina sit down with their play cousin, Timothy Welbeck, Esq. Timothy Welbeck is the Director of the Center of Anti-Racism in addition to being an Assistant Professor of Instruction at Temple University. A Civil Rights Attorney by training, Timothy's work as an attorney and scholar has allo...
Apr 15, 2023•59 min
Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are at the table talking about the arrest of Jonathan Majors and the allegations of abuse that occured shortly after the nationwide release of Creed III. They have a broader conversation about why this news hit the Black community hard and when do we determine when to call in, call out, and cast out within our community. Pull up a chair and...
Apr 08, 2023•51 min
Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month In this episode Christina and Ekemini are a the table talking all things Creed II. They talk about the sociological, psychological and theological themes of the movie that resonate with them. Stay tuned to find out how many stars they gave Creed III. FYI: This episode of Truth’s Table was recorded on March 10, 2023. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us. Buy our N...
Apr 01, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month We are back for our seventh season, y’all! God is good and we are glad to be back at the table. We are kicking off this season with a series called “Black Brotha, We Love Ya!” In this episode, Ekemini and Christina sit down and talk about why they are choosing to bring the brothas to the table this season and how doing so may resonate with the sistas at the table. Pull up a chai...
Mar 25, 2023•38 min
Truth's Table is sponsored by BetterHelp Go to https://www.betterhelp.com/truthstable to save 10% off your first month In this bonus episode, Ekemini and Christina are back at the table to talk and analyze all things Wakanda Forever. They discuss the anticipation for this sequel, the untimely death of Chadwick Boseman, and they provide sociological, theological and political analysis of Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Purchase ...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 24 min
We’ve come to the end of the road, y’all! Chrisitina and Ekemini are sitting at the table reflecting on season six of Truth’s Table. They discuss their favorite episodes, surprises they encountered during this season, and what to expect for season seven of Truth’s Table. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Purchase our new book! Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation: https://www.amazon.com/Truths-Table-Womens-Musings-Liberation/dp/0593239733/ Check ...
Oct 22, 2022•44 min
Truth’s Table’s season six is nearing the finish line, y’all! Christina and Ekemini are the table talking about “backsliding.” Have y’all heard this saying in certain church circles that describes someone who is like the prodigal son? Well, regardless if you have or haven’t, Ekemini and Christina explain what it means to be “blackslidden.” They talk about the difference between a backslider and one who is an apostate. They talk about their own experience of being backslidden and how to minister ...
Oct 15, 2022•57 min
In this episode, Ekemini and Christina sit down at the table with Eric Thomas to discuss his book, You Owe You, which is now a New York Times Bestseller! If you feel like success is for others, that only certain people get to have their dreams fulfilled, Eric Thomas’s You Owe You is your wake-up call. His urgent message to stop waiting for inspiration to strike and take control of your life is one he wishes someone had given him when he was a teenager—lost, homeless, failing in school, and deali...
Oct 08, 2022•59 min
In this episode, Ekemini and Christina sit down at the table to discuss their experience as press for Bishop TD Jakes Final Woman Thou Art Loosed (WTAL) conference. They talk about why it was important for Truth’s Table to attend the conference and what the conference meant to them. They also give an honest yet gracious analysis of their Woman Thou Art Loosed Experience. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Purchase our new book! Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Lov...
Oct 01, 2022•1 hr 25 min
It’s our final BlackGirlMagic interview of the season, y’all! We are excited to have Samantha McCoy at the table with us! Samantha McCoy has provided communications support to corporations, nonprofits and entrepreneurs for over 15 years. As a public relations professional, she connects brilliant leaders with opportunities to reach new audiences and share their expertise with local and national media. She uses her industry knowledge and past experience in radio production to create holistic PR st...
Sep 24, 2022•48 min
